venture

I have a 2015 s 550 coupe -4 months old. On the back I've got the s550 badge and on the right the 4 matic badge. The c has already come off and every time I get the car wash it seems like the towels they dry it with are getting stuck in the letters and causing the problem.

Question. How easy to just remove all the lettering completely. And will the paint underneath look the same. Seems like they are just stuck on with adhesive. Has anyone debadged their s550 sedan or coupe? Any pictures? Hoes it look?

hyperion667

yes, I had it done the day after delivery
heating up the letters with a hair dryer or the like helps tremendously........then wiggle them off with a small prying tool or some floss.......use goo gone to remove the sticky residue......but make sure to get ALL the goo gone off because that can damage your nice paint.....


looks way better IMO, and I can just tell people it's a C class

e55phil

i also removed the badges with hair dryer and dental floss. it is easy.

I started with my e55 so that people would not always want to race. then I kept doing it.

pdeacon

All of my cars are de-badged. Just use dental floss and a good cleaner and wax to finish it off. In fact, my dealer now knows I prefer the de-badged look and has done it for me on my last two purchases.

TestnDoc

GooGone and dental floss work like a charm.

venture

Done. Will take better pictures later

venture

Pics. Can't get them to attach ?

venture

Here area few more

venture

Trying again to see if these will attach

hyperion667

looks great venture......if they don't know, then they don't need to know

success

Does anyone have experience debadging the "S550" on the matte grey paint. I am worried I will end up ruining the paint somehow...

pdeacon

I have debadged all my cars in multiple colors. Never a matte finish, however. I would suggest removing one letter with dental floss or fishing line and observe the results. If there is "ghosting" that you can't remove you can always re-apply that letter with double sided tape. Works like a charm.

jenz

How "new" is the car, letters get harder to remove the longer they have set

If nervous, ask a high end detail shop to do it, matte is surprisingly durable so I don't think you'll have any issues even if you do it yourself

success

Car was built in February 2016, so its brand new.I would love to hear from an S-class owner that has the matte paint and that has debadged the "S550" if any are around.

merc.man

Agreed! First thing I'm doing tomorrow when my '14 S550 gets delivered to my house

Merserybenze

did mine with hairdryer and my fingernails! heat them real well and they drop off.

DC450

First thing I do when I bring a new car home.

TheFranchizeSLB

mandatory!! it cleans up the look and just brings it up a level! and if the car is black.. chrome delete for sure!

sam9187

Next step is to get rid of the dealer license plate frame

greasykid

I always use a hairdryer & WD40

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